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19786760

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Ulcerative colitis (UC) has a bimodal age distribution, with the majority of patients being diagnosed between the second and fourth decades of life. However, a second peak in diagnosis occurs in older patients and an estimated 15% of patients present after age 65. Caring for older UC patients who have either presented later in life or who have carried an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis for multiple decades may pose additional challenges in management. Recent studies using nationwide administrative databases from the USA have demonstrated that older IBD patients are challenged by worse hospital outcomes. This pattern, seen for both UC and Crohn's disease, demonstrated increased rates of vascular complications (i.e. venous thrombosis), worse post-operative outcomes and increased rates of complicated and prolonged clinical courses compared to younger IBD patients. This article provides an overview of caring for elderly patients with UC, including diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1421-9875
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
327-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of ulcerative colitis in the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review